наябедничать

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Russian

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Etymology

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на- (na-) +‎ я́бедничать (jábedničatʹ)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [nɐˈjæbʲɪdʲnʲɪt͡ɕɪtʲ]

Verb

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ная́бедничать (najábedničatʹpf (imperfective я́бедничать)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) to snitch, to inform (на (na) + accusative, on someone; especially of children)
    • 1973, Михаил Булгаков, “Глава VII. Нехорошая квартирка”, in Мастер и Маргарита; English translation from Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, transl., Master and Margarita, London: Penguin Books, 1997:
      – Машину зря гоняет казенную! – наябедничал и кот, жуя гриб.
      – Mašinu zrja gonjajet kazennuju! – najabedničal i kot, žuja grib.
      ‘Availing hisself of a government car!’ the cat snitched, chewing a mushroom.

Conjugation

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